In what ways does your media In what ways does your media product use, develop or product use, develop or

challenge forms and challenge forms and conventions of real media conventions of real media

products?products?

In order to create our A2 Media Portfolio In order to create our A2 Media Portfolio we needed to firstly perform some research, this we needed to firstly perform some research, this would give us an idea of what was necessary in would give us an idea of what was necessary in a a successful successful movie trailer, poster and movie trailer, poster and magazine cover. For the main task the research magazine cover. For the main task the research which was undertaken did not solely consist of which was undertaken did not solely consist of looking and analysing movie trailers, there was looking and analysing movie trailers, there was more to it.more to it.

We had to research and understand the We had to research and understand the conventions of a movie trailer for example conventions of a movie trailer for example which which essentialessential elements are required, elements are required, like the credits and production company like the credits and production company name, without these two things the trailer name, without these two things the trailer would look amateur and unprofessional. would look amateur and unprofessional.

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It can be said that our movie trailer conforms the It can be said that our movie trailer conforms the convention of a real horror trailer, this is through convention of a real horror trailer, this is through the use of the use of light and dark to evoke horror into light and dark to evoke horror into the audiencethe audience in the early scenes of the trailer in the early scenes of the trailer the characters are enjoying fun and happy the characters are enjoying fun and happy moments which is in the daylight, once the moments which is in the daylight, once the darkness sets things start to change, this is at darkness sets things start to change, this is at the point where Georgia states “What if the point where Georgia states “What if something bad happens out here” this something bad happens out here” this immediately evokes the audience to feel slightly immediately evokes the audience to feel slightly on edge and curious as to what may happen, an on edge and curious as to what may happen, an element which is often used in horror trailerselement which is often used in horror trailers.

The use of beautiful female main The use of beautiful female main characterscharacters is another typification which is another typification which we have used in our trailer, looking at our we have used in our trailer, looking at our research it was clear that there were research it was clear that there were “scream queens” such as Paris Hilton in “scream queens” such as Paris Hilton in the House of Wax. I have used Catherine the House of Wax. I have used Catherine Long and Georgia Lateo, these two girls Long and Georgia Lateo, these two girls have long hair, are slim and convey the have long hair, are slim and convey the stereotypical elements of beautiful people.stereotypical elements of beautiful people.

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The use of soundThe use of sound within the trailer mirrors within the trailer mirrors conventions of real media forms, we have conventions of real media forms, we have used silence in order to create suspense used silence in order to create suspense for the audience, we have the use of the for the audience, we have the use of the creaking door which gives an eerie effect, creaking door which gives an eerie effect, there is the sound of a motorbike which there is the sound of a motorbike which also could be mistaken for a chainsaw also could be mistaken for a chainsaw which again helps with adding the sense which again helps with adding the sense of fear and mystery. of fear and mystery.

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Camera anglesCamera angles When it came to filming our trailer When it came to filming our trailer I think that we challenge the forms of most real I think that we challenge the forms of most real media products. After looking closely at several media products. After looking closely at several horror movie trailers we noticed how they were horror movie trailers we noticed how they were all filmed in the normal way, this was except the all filmed in the normal way, this was except the Blair Witch Project which was based on self Blair Witch Project which was based on self filmed footage that was found, we decided that filmed footage that was found, we decided that this would probably be a wise idea for us as well this would probably be a wise idea for us as well giving the equipment which we had access to. I giving the equipment which we had access to. I believe this was a risk and is something out of believe this was a risk and is something out of the norm for a film trailer.the norm for a film trailer.

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The use of Blank screens and shots of The use of Blank screens and shots of texttext are something which are always used are something which are always used in horror films as it sets the scene and in horror films as it sets the scene and prepares the audience.prepares the audience.

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Like the film trailer I believe that the movie Like the film trailer I believe that the movie poster is something that replicates real poster is something that replicates real media products. This is through many media products. This is through many elements, such as elements, such as text styles and text styles and colourscolours in my research I discovered that in my research I discovered that block, red font is the most popular and block, red font is the most popular and therefore I decided that this is what I shall therefore I decided that this is what I shall use.use.

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My movie magazine cover mirrors real My movie magazine cover mirrors real media products with the use of media products with the use of conventional features such as barcode, conventional features such as barcode, date, price, website, masthead, main date, price, website, masthead, main image and other articles.image and other articles.

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